Venezuelan Human Rights Group Under Attack

Expand Conference "United for Human Rights" featuring Provea's director in Caracas, Venezuela. © 2018 Provea Nicolás Maduro’s government has launched a vicious smear campaign against one of the top human rights organizations in Venezuela. This isn’t surprising, given how the government has been expanding its crackdown on critics, opponents and journalists, precisely when Venezuelans need human rights defenders the most. The prestigious human rights organization, Provea, has been exposing human rights violations in Venezuela for decades and has taken a principled and firm stance documenting…

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